Funding
European Commission AGIS Programme
Call for applications for 2004
The aim of the AGIS framework programme, adopted by the European Union on 22 July 2002, is to promote police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters and to support the efforts of practitioners to develop European policy in this area. Covering the period 2003 - 2007, the programme extends the work of Grotius, Oisin, Stop, Hippokrates and Falcone, which expired in December 2002.
The 2004 Call for Bids has been published and the deadline for submitting applications for 2006 is 27 January 2006. The budget for 2004 is €15,000,000 and the total amount for the AGIS programme for the years 2003-2007 is €65 million.
Full details of the AGIS framework programme funding opportunities
The annual work programmes and call for bids for the Programme for Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (AGIS) provide details of the objectives and application procedures for each year. The 2004 Work Programme and Call for Bids document can be found on http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/agis/funding_agis_en.htm
Application Forms are also available on the site.
All applications submitted MUST also be copied to:
Email: agis@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: 020 7273 4360
Or write to:
AGIS funding programme
European and International Unit,
Home Office
2, Marsham Street
London, SW1H 9AT
This will enable UK representatives for AGIS to lobby the Commission on your behalf.
Background
The AGIS programme will finance the following activities:
training for professional purposes including language courses
conferences, seminars or meetings
research and study work on topics concerning co-operation in the field of crime prevention
dissemination of the results of the programme and information on co-operation in the field of crime prevention.
The general objectives of the programme are:
developing the European criminal judicial area
strengthening co-operation between the judicial authorities and legal practitioners
strengthening co-operation between law enforcement authorities
preventing and combating organised crime
partnerships and co-operation between the public/private sector
preventing and combating drug trafficking
crime prevention
victim assistance
crime proofing and threat assessment
comparability and circulation of information and statistics.
Applicants must be public or private bodies in the Member States of the European Union involved in crime prevention. Private individuals may not submit projects to this programme. Full details of funding and application forms can be found on the AGIS pages of the EU website. Details of the programme, who may apply and the type of projects that will be funded are given in the download links above.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/intro/funding_intro_en.htm
Last update: 12 December 2005